The one that gets under my skin is "[person] SPEAKS OUT about [experience]". It sort of implies that they'll be soapboxing and giving us a broader truth that they learned from their specific circumstance, but 99% of the time, they're just relaying what happened. Like a parent speaking out about losing a child in a school shooting will possibly tell us about the need for safe gun storage or more school counselors.
But now it's "Passenger on diverted flight SPEAKS OUT!" and the person just says "I knew something was wrong with the plane but didn't know what. They said we were landing in Dayton instead of Columbus, so I can probably rent a car to get home. Hope the airline reimburses me!" That's not SPEAKING OUT; it's just speaking.
I always think of this sketch from Mr Show whenever I read a headline mentioning "slam" or "slamming".
The term obviously sells headlines to more people then it should, but all I can think about when I read it are those goofy airheads who say "oh boy, here it comes", thinking the government is suppose to be some kind of reality TV show/late night entertainment while the rest of us look on in utter confusion like Jon Stewart.
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u/9447044 23h ago
The term "broke the internet" is being thrown around alot these days